Ms Piggy. Black and Blue!

[broncosbybart]

After checking the mains, I installed the crank and torqued it to spec. The crank is heavy! The manual gives the torques (3 stages) and sequences. I used a Clevite assembly lube recommended by the machine shop. Never used it before- typically have just used a combination of white lithium and moly lube. I like this product. It is red and thick. Almost reminds me of a clotted snotty bloody nose booger, though not as dark. Bet that made your day, just thinking about it.

With the crank in, I flipped the engine upright and checked the rings for proper clearance in their bores.

After that I installed the pistons onto the rods. Heating the pistons to 180 degrees F made it super easy to get the wrist pins in. Of course, they were lubed before insertion

Alrighty then. I installed the snap rings making sure the ends were facing horizontally. Years ago I was told to never install them in the plane of the motion of the piston (vertically) so that there would be no chance of them trying to jump out. No idea if that would ever happen but it makes sense. You can barely see the snap ring in the pic but it is there.